CFN – At an open meeting this past Wednesday the topic of conversation was related to outbursts by Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart to local media regarding the Organization & Compensation review. It was resolved that the Municipality will be asking their Integrity commissioner to investigate Ms Hart. Mayor Bryan McGillisContinue Reading
CFN – I am convinced that some people can’t be happy unless they’re miserable. You know the type: always complaining, quick to tell you their latest misfortune. Boy, they’re fun people to be around. I worked with a woman like this. On the way out of the building one summerContinue Reading
CFN – If you’re Habs GM you’re not totally upset with the team’s 3-2 loss to Calgary last night. Joey MacDonald is hot in net for the Flames and they are playing like a team that wants to prove something before the settle into the hunt for a goodContinue Reading
CFN – Ah, I remember visiting NDP leader Thomas Mulcair at his offices on Parliament before he became Leader of the Opposition. Those were sunnier days for him. His momentum hadn’t reached its zenith yet and he was about to be a key cog in mounting the most successfulContinue Reading
CFN – What do you do with two years left in your mandate and a new political leader emerging who continues to do well in public opinion polls? What do you do when this opponent has the potential to challenge you in some hard won ridings, possibly putting your majorityContinue Reading
In 1994, I graduated from St.Lawrence College with Distinction as a Registered Nurse. Over the years, I have worked locally & in the USA specializing in four areas; Critical Care, Operating Room, Post Anesthetic Care Room & Hemo-Dialysis units. Recently, I resigned from the Cornwall Community Hospital due toContinue Reading
CFN – Change can be very frightening! Changing an online newspaper with a huge database can be even more frightening! Thanks to our Advertisers & Subscribers incredible support we have rolled out our new look and feel. I hope everyone likes it and of course feedback is always welcome. AsContinue Reading
A friend of mine, a nurse who also teaches college and has two teenage children has recently received a speeding citation on a clear, straight, multi-lane stretch of highway 401 near Cobourg. She was charged with going 130 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. Her charge was not reduced inContinue Reading
CFN – Traffic was slowed on McConnell between 11th and Lemay St. as a Two Truck collision ended up in with one of the vehicles in the ditch. If you see news happen email your pictures or video to info@cornwallfreenews.com – please specify if you wish to have a photoContinue Reading
CFN – Saturday night Ian Sherwood and Coco Love Alcorn performed their “Ian & Coco Roll Into Town” show at the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage. They each have their own highly praised and awarded separate careers but together they have a synergy that makes their performance both comfortable and thrillingContinue Reading
CFN – The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-0 in the early season. I like the team this year. I don’t think they’ll have their name on Lord Stanley’s cup, but they certainly will make the playoffs. They have an awful lot of offense and a lot of depth.Continue Reading
“…he said we’re going somewhere special, that he had something to show me.” “No!” “I know. I can’t talk. I have to get ready. I didn’t eat lunch. I’m just drinking this soda.” “Go, go. Call me and let me know what happened?” The phones clicked offContinue Reading
CFN – Only one week left for the Long Sault Farmer’s Market this season. There hasn’t really been a real killer frost yet so the vegetables are still growing and being harvested. Unfortunately there is no corn but we still have strawberries from Avonmore Berry Farm. There are apples galoreContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON – David Campbell, 41 of Cornwall was arrested on the 30th of September, 2013 and charged with breaching his recognizance for associating with someone known to use drugs and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that in the early morning hours of the 30th of September,Continue Reading
Are you of a “certain age?” Are you female? If you answered yes to either of these questions, perhaps you’ve experienced the following. One day at my old job, an older woman who worked in my building approached me in the mail room and said: “Can I ask you aContinue Reading
CFN is proud to be sponsoring a Town Hall meeting in Cornwall Ontario! Sunday October 27th from 1-4 PM at the RCAF Wing! Waterfront patio – great bar & food – tables of vendors, organizations, and artists as well as live entertainment, DJ in between and community andContinue Reading
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Cornwall, ON -The Cornwall Community Police Service are currently seeking the public’s assistance in relation to 2 break and enters that occurred at the Cornwall Court House, 29 Second Street West. At approximately 11:30 pm on the 30th of September, 2013 and 9:30 pm on the 1st of October 2013 someoneContinue Reading
CFN – I know I’ll bleed Bleu, blanc, et rouges forever, but I was a huge California Golden Seals fan as a kid. I still have a replica jersey hiding away somewhere… This week as George Parros spends time regaining his faculties after face planting the ice causing a hugeContinue Reading